Novo Nordisk Sued Over Data Hack Tied To Extortionist Group

By Gina Kim

Novo Nordisk was hit with a proposed negligence class action in New Jersey federal court alleging the pharmaceutical giant failed to have adequate data security measures in place to protect sensitive personal health information of patients and employees from being exposed to a cybercriminal extortionist group.

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Israeli Atty Gets 15 Months For Role In Ponzi Scheme

By George Woolston

An Israeli attorney whose participation in a fraud scheme led by convicted Ponzi schemer Eliyahu "Eli" Weinstein gave the plan an "air of legitimacy" was sentenced on Thursday to one year and three months in federal prison.

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NJ Tax Court Protects Taxpayer Methodology Ahead Of Trial

By Jaqueline McCool

A New Jersey tenant appealing the property tax assessment of a legacy data center is not required to provide the township with a detailed methodology of its assessment challenge prior to the case's trial, the state Tax Court ruled.

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NJ Panel Reverses Go-Ahead In Disabled Student Death Suit

By Y. Peter Kang

A New Jersey appellate panel on Thursday renewed a public school district's bid to exit a suit accusing it of causing the death of a 14-year-old special needs student, saying it was unclear whether there were "extraordinary circumstances" justifying allowing a late filed claims notice.

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FTC, Amazon Must Answer Attorney-Client Privilege Questions

By Emily Sawicki

The Washington federal judge handling the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case against Amazon asked both parties to provide more information about how he should consider attorney-client privilege when reviewing documents to resolve discovery disputes in the case.

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Delaware US Atty Names NJ Prosecutor As 1st Assistant

By Lynn LaRowe

A federal prosecutor from the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey has been selected by the U.S. attorney for Delaware to serve as the office's second-ranking official.

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3rd Circ. Sides With NJ Transit In Whistleblower's Firing

By Carla Baranauckas

A Third Circuit panel on Thursday declined to reinstate a fired New Jersey Transit engineer's retaliation lawsuit, ruling that she hadn't shown that she was fired by anyone who knew about her whistleblower allegations that the agency had unsafe rail practices.

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3rd Circ. Rules Feds Can Replace Philly Slavery Exhibits

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Third Circuit on Thursday held that the Trump administration can legally replace slavery exhibits at Independence Hall National Park in Philadelphia, reversing a lower court's ruling in favor of the city ordering the restoration of the previously removed informational panels.

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Del Monte Minority Lenders Can't Stay DIP Rollup Fight

By Alex Wittenberg

A group of minority lenders to Del Monte failed to persuade a New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Thursday to stay an adversary proceeding centered on the canned food company's Chapter 11 financing, one month after the judge denied their breach of contract claim in the case.

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Goodwin, Latham Lead Biotech Kardigan's $400M IPO

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Venture-backed Kardigan Inc., a biotechnology firm developing therapies for cardiovascular diseases, hit the public markets on Thursday after raising $400 million in its initial public offering.

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Greenberg Traurig Brings On Former BNY Mellon Exec In NJ

By Jake Maher

Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a former Bank of New York Mellon executive as of counsel in its finance practice in New Jersey, the firm announced Wednesday.

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Series

Founding An Autism Academy Made Me A Better Lawyer

Starting a nonprofit autism school with no building, no funding model and no guarantee that families would trust us taught me the importance of mission, patience and purpose — lessons that sharpened my practice and showed how meaningful work outside the office can make lawyers better, says Phillip Russell at Ogletree Deakins.

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Judiciary Cites AI Deepfakes In Opposing Courtroom Cameras

By Courtney Bublé

Two bipartisan bills to bring cameras into federal courtrooms advanced Thursday, but the policymaking body for the federal judiciary continues to oppose them and raised the issue of deepfakes in the age of artificial intelligence.

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Trump Lawyer Advances In Senate Judiciary Noms Vote

By Courtney Bublé

The nomination of Matthew Schwartz to be a judge on the Second Circuit advanced out of committee Thursday.

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'Mortified' Atty Takes Blame For Fake Quotes In Taco TM Fight

By Ivan Moreno

A Connecticut attorney facing possible sanctions over fake case quotations in a taco restaurant trademark fight told a federal judge that he takes "full and unqualified responsibility" for the flawed filings, saying he is "mortified" and acknowledging that his verification process for AI-assisted legal work fell far short.

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Calif. Moves On Proposal To Allow Legal Aid By Nonlawyers

By Lynn LaRowe

The California Supreme Court has directed the state bar to solicit public comments on a proposed community justice worker program that would allow nonlawyers to provide limited legal assistance under the supervision of qualified legal aid organizations, according to a Thursday announcement.

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Analysis

Law Students Undeterred Under Trump's Immigration Climate

By Britain Eakin

In a climate where immigration lawyers are coming under the Trump administration’s scrutiny to tamp down on asylum fraud, law students are being ignited to enter the workforce early and rectify the injustices they see.

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Mich. Panel Sanctions Atty Over AI-Hallucinated Cases

By Susan Smiley

A medical malpractice suit in the Michigan Court of Appeals led to financial sanctions against an attorney who the court said during litigation repeatedly cited nonexistent cases that were generated by artificial intelligence.

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Ford Says 'Lemon Law' Firm Faked Bills Using Overseas Staff

By Linda Chiem

Ford Motor Co. accused California personal injury firm Quill & Arrow LLP of defrauding it out of more than $25 million in high-priced legal bills for work actually handled by virtual assistants overseas and non-lawyers in scores of product liability cases against the automaker.

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NY High Court Upholds Mandatory Judge Retirement Age

By Dorothy Atkins

New York's highest court Thursday affirmed a ruling that rejected jurists' challenges to the Empire State's mandatory retirement age of 70 for state judges and justices, finding that the centuries-old constitutional mandate doesn't conflict with a recent state civil rights amendment banning age discrimination.

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Tort Report: Meta Set To Face Facebook Sex Trafficking Trial

By Y. Peter Kang

An upcoming trial in Texas for a first-of-its-kind case against Meta and claims against a health clinic owned by a U.S. senator lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

General counsel may cringe at the news, but their chief financial officers will rejoice over a new study that shows the average spending by legal departments dropped to a six-year low in 2026. And two in-house Cigna lawyers are at the center of a finding of "improperly asserted privilege" over key company documents related to a payment lawsuit brought by three labs.

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